Oddmuse is a simple wiki engine that uses plain text files for content. It is easy to set up and use, making it a popular choice among users who want a wiki without the complexity of other options.
In this tutorial, we will be installing Oddmuse on a Fedora Server Latest machine. Here are the steps:
Before proceeding, make sure that you have:
Oddmuse is written in Perl, so we need to install the Perl runtime environment to run it on our machine. To install Perl, enter the following command:
sudo dnf install perl
Oddmuse requires several Perl modules to run. Use the following command to install them:
sudo dnf install perl-HTML-Parser perl-File-ReadBackwards perl-File-MimeInfo
Visit the Oddmuse website and download the latest version of the software. Extract the files from the archive into a directory of your choosing. You can use the following commands to download and extract the latest version:
wget https://oddmuse.org/cgi-bin/oddmuse.pl?action=download;id=oddmuse-XXXX.tar.gz
tar -xvzf oddmuse-XXXX.tar.gz
Replace XXXX with the version number you want to download.
Oddmuse configuration is done through a simple configuration file. Open the config.pl file in your Oddmuse installation directory and make the necessary changes. Here are some basic configuration options you might want to change:
$DataDir - This defines the directory where Oddmuse will store its data files. Change this to a directory of your choosing.push(@MySkins, "default"); - This line sets the skin of your wiki. You can change the default part to the name of any skin you want to use.@MyLanguages = qw(en); - This line sets the language of your wiki. Change the en part to the two-letter code of any language you want to use.There are many other configuration options available to customize your wiki. You can find the full list of options in the config.pl file itself.
Finally, use the following command to start Oddmuse:
perl oddmuse.pl
Oddmuse should start and be accessible at http://localhost:5000/. If you want to run Oddmuse on a different port, use the -p option followed by the port number, like this:
perl oddmuse.pl -p 8080
That's it! You now have Oddmuse up and running on your Fedora Server Latest machine. Customize it to your liking and start creating content.
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